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TIL NASA’s economic return is believed to be as high as $14 for every $1 spent

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OGPg6 TIL that after the USS Thresher submarine sank & imploded in 1963 due to construction and engineering oversights, an admiral remarked: "...it is important that we re-evaluate our present practices where, in the desire to make advancements, we may have forsaken the fundamentals of good engineering."
Wk1y4 TIL The football huddle was created by deaf players so they could sign to each other about plays without the opposing team seeing.
GARjG TIL that the New York City Tourism committee filed a complaint against Paramount after Jason Voorhees slashed through the I Love New York logo, during promotion for Jason Takes Manhattan.
QNMDk TIL Tipping in the United States became popular in the late 19th Century due to restaurant owners refusing to pay Black workers after the ratification of the 15th Amendment.
aRm0 TIL Steve Jobs wanted to hide a man wearing a fedora in the first Mac. Dubbed “Mr. Macintosh,” the character would appear after opening the menu bar several thousand times then quickly disappear, leaving users to question their sanity. The idea was scrapped due to the Mac’s paltry 128KB of RAM.